14. Memorandum of Understanding Between the Secretary of the Interior 



and the Secretary of the Arniy. July 13, 1967. reproduced in 

 33 CFR Part 209, App- B (1976). 



15. The Research Group, Inc. July 1977. Description and Analysis of 



the Fish and Wildlife Service Permit Review Process . Prepared 

 for the Annapolis Field Office, FWS. Atlanta, Georgia. 



16. 16 U.S.C. Section 662(b) (1970). 



17. 42 U.S.C. Section 4332(C) (1970). 



18. Ibid , ("...the responsible Federal official shall consult with and 



obtain the comments of any Federal agency which has jurisdiction 

 by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental 

 impact involved.") 



19. Environmental Defense Fund v. Froehlke , 473 F.2d 346 (8th Cir. 



1972); Committee for Nuclear Responsibil ity Inc. v. Seaborg , 

 463 F.2d 788 (D.C. Cir. 1971). 



20. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Grant , 355 F.Supp. 280 



(D.C.N.C. 1973). But the courts have rejected recent "11th 

 hour" suits to remedy alleged defects in final environmental 

 impact statements, requiring an early foundation for a later 

 claim of inadequacy. E. 63rd St. Assoc, v. Coleman , 9 ERC 1192 

 (D.C.S.N.Y., May 17, 19767. 



21. Section 309 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1857 et seq . 



(1977 Supp.) formally provides for EPA review of NEPA statements 

 for Air Act violations. FWS review for endangered species 

 implications has a similar effect. 



22. See note 17; Caldwell, The National Environmental Policy Act : 



Rptrn<;pprt and Prnc;p prt. ELR 50030-38 (March 1976). 



23. U.S. Council on Environmental Quality. 1976. Guidelines for the 



Preparation of Environmental Impact Statements , 40 CFR Part 1500 



24. Ibid . 



25. These provisions are incorporated in Agency regulations in appropriate 



sections of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 



26. 42 U.S.C. 4322(D) (1975 Supp.). 



27. Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act, Public Law 93-153, 



Section 203(d); 87 Stat. 5/6 (1973). 



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